RHS Booster Club Golf Tourney

Around $15,000 was raised for the Rolla High School Athletic Department on Monday during the 16th annual RHS Athletic Booster Club Golf Tournament, held at Oak Meadow Country Club.

Proceeds from the event benefit the athletic teams in the Rolla Public Schools.

Corporate sponsors for the tournament were John Brown and Phelps County Bank and co-sponsors were Mitch and Terisa Esquibel and Fidelity Communications.

Tournament director was Bill Marshall.

There were 24, four-person teams who participated in the event.

The winner of Flight 1 with 16-under-par 54 was the Mid-America Bank team of Ken Daugherty, Chad Saladin, Jeff Parker and Chet Saladin while runner-up, one-stroke back, was the squad of Glen Sapaugh, John Stevens, Matt Arts and Baxton Owen.

Flight 2 winner with 62 was the foursome of Joe Gorman, Sara Gorman, Will Marshall and Sam Callis. And the Flight 3 winner with 67 was the squad of Gary Klossner, Scott Caron, Perry Rice and Karl Odenwald.

Winner of the John's Firestone putting contest was Matt Arts.

In other contests, Carol Byrd won the women's closest to the hole on No. 3; Wendy Young won the women's closest to the pin, second shot on No. 10; Jerry Mesa won the men's closest to the hole on No. 3, and Mark Miller won the closest to the pin, second shot on No. 13.